H-1B and green card employer
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
Texas Tech University is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
201certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$77,839median offer · middle half $65k to $114k
3%141 vs. 137 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
20certified green card (PERM) cases, FY2026 to Jun 2026
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Lottery entries at Texas Tech University's offers
Texas Tech University files mostly as a college or university or as a nonprofit research organization. Those employers are exempt from the H-1B cap, so their hires do not go through the lottery and no entry mix is shown.
What Texas Tech University offers
201 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 2 LCAs
$10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches for its own job and area.
By fiscal year
October to September · hatched: FY2026 to Jun 2026Certified H-1B LCAs
141 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$77,839 FY2026
Certified green card cases
20 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 25 | $76,083 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 18 | $148,382 |
| Computer Programmers | 13 | $73,297 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 12 | $114,000 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 11 | $55,000 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 9 | $55,619 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 8 | $62,275 |
| Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary | 8 | $82,012 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Lubbock, TX | 163 | $77,000 |
| El Paso, TX | 20 | $210,000 |
| Odessa, TX | 6 | $76,083 |
| Midland, TX | 5 | $72,828 |
| Amarillo, TX | 3 | $55,224 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 23 | 0 | $76,540 |
| FY2024 | 15 | 1 | $95,000 |
| FY2025 | 49 | 1 | $80,226 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 20 | 0 | $137,250 |
Review takes about a year, so a pause in filing shows up a year later. Medians only for years with 3 or more certifications.
Recent certified LCAs
latest 25 · salary is the low end of the offered range| Job title | Salary | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| Web Developer | $60,000 | |
| Assistant Professor of Practice | $69,993 | |
| Assistant Professor | $107,500 | |
| HSC Post Doctoral Research Associate | $55,224 | |
| Programmer Analyst III | $92,909 | |
| Assistant Professor | $180,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $95,000 | |
| Assistant Professor (Psychiatry) | $76,083 | |
| Programmer Analyst IV | $102,260 | |
| Assistant Professor (Pediatrics) | $160,000 | |
| Assistant Professor (Internal Medicine) | $76,083 | |
| Enterprise IT Business Analyst II | $69,139 | |
| Assistant Professor | $93,220 | |
| Postdoctoral Reseach Associate | $60,528 | |
| Automation Specialist | $86,800 | |
| Assistant Professor | $184,320 | |
| Content Specialist, Web | $60,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $131,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $75,000 | |
| Automation Specialist | $87,234 | |
| Assistant Professor - Orthopaedic Surgery | $63,453 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $68,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $114,500 | |
| Assistant Professor | $94,000 | |
| Post Doctoral Research Investigator | $60,653 |